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Chronic Diarrhea Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory, Infectious: Recurrent C. diff, Giardiasis
 • Inflammatory, Non-infectious: IBD, Ischemia,
Chronic Diarrhea Differential ... Non-infectious: IBD ... • Dysmotility: IBS ... Diarrhea #Chronic #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #gastroenterology
Causes of acute intestinal obstruction:
-Adhesive disease
-Neoplasm 
-Herniation
-IBD
-Volvulus 
-Other

#Clinical #IntestinalObstruction #Differential #Surgery #Gastroenterology
-Herniation -IBD ... IntestinalObstruction #Differential ... #Surgery #Gastroenterology
Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... 100% Re-bleeding Ib ... Re-bleeding #Forrest #Classification ... Risks #Grading #gastroenterology
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Structural:
 - Diverticulosis
 - Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Polyps
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Ischemic Colitis - IBD ... GIBleed #LGIB #Differential ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Parks Classification of Perianal Fistulas
 • Superificial (Simple) - Superficial fistula w/o crossing any sphincter or
Parks Classification ... muscle #Parks #Classification ... Perianal #Fistulas #IBD ... Crohns #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
Causes and SUN Classification ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, IBD ... Bartonella SUN Classification ... #Causes #SUN #Classification ... #Differential #
Forrest Classification of Upper GI Bleeding
Acute Hemorrhage
  Ia - Active Spurting, Re-bleeding Risk 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... Risk 60-100% Ib ... enrrikke #Forrest #Classification ... diagnosis #endoscopy #gastroenterology
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... inflammation: IBS ... lymphomas, others) #IBD ... mimics #mimickers #differential ... #diagnosis #gastroenterology
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension Classification ... #Hypertension #Classification ... #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
Lower GI Bleed - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

 • Structural: Diverticulosis, Hemorrhoids, Post-polypectomy, Polyps & malignancy, Anal
Lower GI Bleed - Differential ... Ischemic colitis, IBO ... LGIB #GIBleed #Differential ... gastrointestinal #gastroenterology